57.7825° N, 14.1680° E
JONKOPING
Most Famous People Born in Jonkoping, Sweden
- Notable people
- 455
- Peak decade
- 1880s
- Median birth year
- 1912
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 5.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Jonkoping during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Jonkoping Is Known For
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Politician is Jonkoping's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (41).
Jonkoping over-indexes on hockey — 5.2× the global rate.
Jonkoping under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Jonkoping's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
Ernst Hjertberg
1867 - 1951
Carl Gentzel
1871 - 1914
Peder Gudmundsson Strömberg
1575 - 1655
Ernst Hjertström
1849 - 1902
Henry Kellgren
1886 - 1954
Calle Wisborg
1969 - 2016
Johan Johnsson (ice hockey)
Born 1993
Johan Linnander
Born 1990
Axel Asker
1848 - 1924
Johan Bergdahl
Born 1962
Aaby Ericsson
1859 - 1921
Anne Rhenman
Born 1957
Carl Lotave
1872 - 1924
Rolf Junefelt
Born 1938
Bengt Järrel
1922 - 2001
Viktor Näslund
Born 1992
Håkan Wirtén
Born 1962
Max Örnskog
Born 1994
Alexander Younan
Born 1997
Glenn Haegerstam
Born 1940
Inger Andersson
Born 1954
Owe Pellsjö
1937 - 2011
Carl Johan Bohman
1816 - 1882
Gunnar Sundbärg
1900 - 1978
Sven Fredén (1863–1935)
1863 - 1935
Nils-Ivar Carlborg
1913 - 2005
Carl-Johan Wilson
Born 1934
Louise Meijer
1990 - 2014
Hans Neij
1921 - 1985
Gillis Sahlin
1901 - 1984
Olof Kärnekull
1885 - 1950
Karl Sörensen
1900 - 1995
Ralph Lédel
1941 - 2015
Gunnel Sjöberg
Born 1956
Eva-Lena Karlsson
Born 1961
Nina Glans
Born 1957
Arvid Silfverschiöld
1710 - 1781
Fredrik Ehrenpreus
1714 - 1794
Ernst Bredberg
1877 - 1970
Malin Sköldberg
1811 - 1876
Mathilde Wigert-Österlund
1873 - 1943
Carl Olinder
1864 - 1903
Sven Moberg (arkitekt)
1912 - 2001
Brita von Sydow-Södöö
1884 - 1959
Fredrik Wennerlund
Born 1973
Håkan Arvidsson
Born 1953
Axel Bredberg
1884 - 1960
Björn Nilsson (direktör)
1918 - 1983
Gustaf Fogelberg
1901 - 1971
Magnus Unnesson
1400 - 1470
Carl-Olof Hamrin
1903 - 1970
Arne Lifmark
Born 1939
Joël Mila
1895 - 1985
Herman Nikolic
Born 1976
Gunder Höög
1943 - 2014
Sigvard Törnqvist
1912 - 1990
Frey Lindblad
1889 - 1965
Bengt Salomonsson
1935 - 1994
Marie Hektor
Born 1956
Carl Hilmers
1887 - 1969
Johan Olof Liedberg
1822 - 1886
Per Gannevik
1931 - 2011
Katarina Weiner Thordarson
Born 1949
Madeleine Harby Samuelsson
Born 1962
Rolf Andersson (konstnär)
1933 - 2008
Frans Velander
1883 - 1962
Wilhelm Lothigius
1836 - 1913
Magnus Bång
1893 - 1980
Gerda Linderot
1891 - 1957
Carl Mårten Fleetwood
1703 - 1751
Sven Segervall
1677 - 1760
Lennart Augustsson
Born 1940
Lasse Persson (journalist)
1921 - 2000
Ercan Aytuglu
Born 1979
Douglas Lindahl
1912 - 2006
Richard Telander
1825 - 1900
Sigrid Åkerhielm
1875 - 1967
Magnus Nicander
1656 - 1709
Friedrich Kraus
1724 - 1780
Barbro Bråne
1925 - 1989
Ulf Barck-Holst
1900 - 1962
Alexander Stromberg
1647 - 1718
Denny Eriksson
1935 - 2014
Stina Nordström-Grebst
1897 - 1927
Torbjörn Röding
1670 - 1710
Monica Sahlin
1948 - 2014
Hugo Hedenstierna
1836 - 1916
James Pauli
1867 - 1934
Emil Ståhlberg
1880 - 1953
Karl-Olof Robertson
1918 - 2009
Ove Holmqvist
Born 1941
Bror Engdahl
1862 - 1936
Ellinor Jörgensen
Born 1989
Carl Christensen (skulptör)
1878 - 1953
Carl Henrik Qvarfordt
1947 - 2019
Johan Risberg
1713 - 1779
Dag Bredberg
Born 1955
Mabel Albins
1912 - 2005
Ernst Augustinsson
1850 - 1925
Ida Elisabeth Hallgren
1868 - 1934
Carl-Wilhelm Lothigius
1919 - 1985
Carl Romberg
1895 - 1964
Björn Palmgren
1911 - 1974
Carl Harald Strömfelt
1709 - 1775
Öllegård Arbin
1889 - 1998
Gösta Bertilsson
Born 1929
Hasse Skoglund
1923 - 1987
Ingrid Lothigius
1920 - 1998
Rut Brangmo
Born 1926
Birger Rosell
1926 - 2008
Thor Ekenman
1841 - 1932
Ingmar Wetterblad
1921 - 2001
Elias Ljungqvist
1887 - 1951
Brita Kinch
1922 - 1994
Charles Bylander
1869 - 1921
Anna Hallgren
1860 - 1924
Gustaf Bång (borgmästare)
1888 - 1961
Erik Anderson Kärnekull
1874 - 1940
Herbert Fagerström
1892 - 1967
Thore Lyreskog
1925 - 2013
Carl Herman Weidenhielm
1852 - 1911
Karl-Axel Elmqvist
Born 1929
Gunnel Norin
Born 1944
Sigrid Synnergren
1894 - 1986
Carl Anders Neiglick
1819 - 1893
Jonas Alin
1779 - 1851
Bengt Dahlqvist (politiker)
Born 1944
Valentin Kraus
1714 - 1739
Karl Franzén
1883 - 1941
Oskar Sjölander
1880 - 1928
Sigrid Hallgren
1872 - 1939
Torsten Hubert
1882 - 1966
Fabian Eliasson
1909 - 1981
Lotten Dellvik
1820 - 1889
Gustaf Almquist
1841 - 1899
Knut Sandwall
1894 - 1967
Wilhelmina Christina Lundberg
1837 - 1921
Otto Mattsson
1890 - 1921
Josef Freidenfelt
1867 - 1930
Marit Wahlström Schönbäck
1921 - 2010
Carl Landegren
1850 - 1905
Magnus Ekström
1834 - 1904
Bror Sandberg
1882 - 1919
Åke Lemchen
1808 - 1896
August Leonard Rönnblom
1823 - 1858
Lars Booberg
1925 - 2004
Ambiörn Ulfhjelm
1680 - 1751
Janne Nehrman
1834 - 1905
Nicolaus Enander
Died 1702
Eugen Örnsäter
1889 - 1953
Johan Fredrik Caspersson
1813 - 1880
Fredrik Zschotzscher
1722 - 1805
Ulla Tandefelt
1920 - 1996
Isac Reding
1796 - 1871
Maj Larsson (sångerska)
Born 1928